Job Title: Biomedical Equipment Officer
Organisation: Joint Medical
Store (JMS)
Store (JMS)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
About US:
Joint Medical Store (JMS) is a Church founded private not-for-profit
organization whose mission is to supply medicines, medical equipment and
related healthcare services, and training of assured quality to the people of
Uganda at affordable prices. It was established in 1979 as a joint venture
between the Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau (UCMB) and the Uganda Protestant
Medical Bureau (UPMB).
organization whose mission is to supply medicines, medical equipment and
related healthcare services, and training of assured quality to the people of
Uganda at affordable prices. It was established in 1979 as a joint venture
between the Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau (UCMB) and the Uganda Protestant
Medical Bureau (UPMB).
Job Summary: The Biomedical
Equipment Officer will coordinate as well as perform installation, repair and
maintenance of biomedical medical equipment and hospital furniture to the
expected and desired standards to ensure efficient and effective functioning of
the equipment in line with the recommended industrial guidelines and procedures.
Equipment Officer will coordinate as well as perform installation, repair and
maintenance of biomedical medical equipment and hospital furniture to the
expected and desired standards to ensure efficient and effective functioning of
the equipment in line with the recommended industrial guidelines and procedures.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- The incumbent will prepare annual section
work plans and budgets - Keenly monitor and coordinate activities
of the biomedical equipment workshop - Carry out market and industry research to
determine trends in biomedical equipment technology and use - Ensure that repair jobs at the JMS
workshop or at health facilities are carried out in a manner that meets
acceptable professional and industrial standards. - Prepare operational activity plans for the
section in liaison with the workshop team and ensure defined targets are
realized - Work out maintenance schedules and costs
for all equipment installed in the member units by JMS using commissioning
dates as the basis. - The incumbent will also ensure workshop
tools and test equipment are secure, and plan for their replacement. - Organise and conduct training programs for
member units. - Work closely with relevant departments to
ensure JMS’s procurements for medical equipment and spare parts are of
acceptable quality and cost effectiveness. - The jobholder will organise and
participate in outreach visits to member units in order to carry out
medical equipment installation, commissioning, testing, maintenance,
repairs and advisory services. - Offer advisory services to customers in
terms of preventive maintenance, repairing maintenance manuals,
standardising of medical equipment, establishing safety at work and fire
prevention. - Provide technical advice and support to
JMS with respect to operational equipment and other installations where applicable - Travel to customer sites located in
different parts of Uganda to install, commission or repair medical
equipment. - Manage the day-to-day operations of the
workshop, plan and schedule work, and in liaison with the workshop team
compile reports on activities and jobs undertaken.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s
degree in biomedical medical or clinical engineering. - Specialized training in repair and
maintenance of a wide range of medical equipment is a key requirement - A minimum of three years of related
working experience in a similar position - Proven ability to read and interpret
schematics and equipment service manuals - Competence in using all applicable test
equipment and workshop tools required in the performance of the outlined
duties.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested job seekers are encouraged to
submit their updated CVs with copies of
academic certificates, testimonials and three (3) referees including their day
time telephone contact and email address. Please firmly staple your papers
together and indicate position applied for on the right hand side of envelope.
submit their updated CVs with copies of
academic certificates, testimonials and three (3) referees including their day
time telephone contact and email address. Please firmly staple your papers
together and indicate position applied for on the right hand side of envelope.
All address your applications to:
Manager, Human Resources and Administration
Joint Medical Store,
P. O. Box 4501, Kampala, Uganda
Or hand deliver your application to: Joint Medical Store (JMS), Plot
1828 Gogonya Road, Nsambya.
1828 Gogonya Road, Nsambya.
Deadline: 25th August
2017 by 5:00pm
2017 by 5:00pm
For more of the latest jobs, please visit https://www.theugandanjobline.com or
find us on our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/UgandanJobline
find us on our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/UgandanJobline